Martin Rossiter, former front man for 90's Britpop group, Gene, has just
released his first solo album since Gene's breakup in 2004. Martin has
not been entirely out of the music scene in these last eight years, but
this certainly is the strongest sign that he is back and in full form.
"The Defenestration of St. Martin" is, at least in this listener's ear,
a total triumph, an instant classic, and a record that fans will be
able to turn to again and again over the years without ever growing
tired.
Martin returns to his intensely introspective lyrical
style that is positively gripping, heart wrenching, and racked with
pain.
Gavin DeGraw - Sweeter Review (Pop/Rock)
Gavin DeGraw makes it to his fourth album. pretty much covering the same
turf as his first three. He's still milking the same blue-eyed soul
turf that has made stars out of Jason Mraz currently and Daryl Hall
decades before. What differentiates "Sweeter" from his other CD's is
that he decided to allow co-writers on-board for the first time. On of
them, Ryan Tedder, has been all but certified as the current Midas
Touch-man, ala Mick Ronson. Tedder is also the producer of those two
songs, emphasizing the piano and making the title song sound tougher
than it really is. Andrew Frampton also produces/cowrites a pair, "Run
Every Time" and the closer, "Spell It Out."